Colombia vs Uganda: The global population hockey stick
Colombia
52.32 million people
in 2023
Uganda
48.66 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
Uganda rank
32nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Colombia
- Uganda
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 52.32 million people against 48.66 million people in Uganda, a difference of 3.66 million people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 19 and Uganda in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.40 million people | 800,000 people | 1.60 million people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.72 million people | 940,000 people | 1.78 million people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.04 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.96 million people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.36 million people | 1.22 million people | 2.14 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.68 million people | 1.36 million people | 2.32 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 1.50 million people | 2.49 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.26 million people | 1.75 million people | 491,580 people | Uganda |
| 1700s | 798,995 people | 2.00 million people | 1.20 million people | Uganda |
| 1710s | 854,924 people | 2.02 million people | 1.16 million people | Uganda |
| 1720s | 910,854 people | 2.04 million people | 1.13 million people | Uganda |
| 1730s | 966,784 people | 2.06 million people | 1.09 million people | Uganda |
| 1740s | 1.02 million people | 2.08 million people | 1.06 million people | Uganda |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 2.11 million people | 1.03 million people | Uganda |
| 1760s | 1.13 million people | 2.13 million people | 996,570 people | Uganda |
| 1770s | 1.19 million people | 2.16 million people | 967,330 people | Uganda |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 2.19 million people | 939,950 people | Uganda |
| 1790s | 1.30 million people | 2.22 million people | 914,660 people | Uganda |
| 1800s | 1.21 million people | 2.40 million people | 1.20 million people | Uganda |
| 1810s | 1.21 million people | 2.21 million people | 999,080 people | Uganda |
| 1820s | 1.41 million people | 2.22 million people | 804,294 people | Uganda |
| 1830s | 1.79 million people | 2.48 million people | 690,209 people | Uganda |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 2.78 million people | 790,503 people | Uganda |
| 1850s | 2.34 million people | 3.03 million people | 695,932 people | Uganda |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 3.21 million people | 656,668 people | Uganda |
| 1870s | 2.60 million people | 3.41 million people | 807,494 people | Uganda |
| 1880s | 3.09 million people | 3.64 million people | 552,932 people | Uganda |
| 1890s | 3.67 million people | 3.78 million people | 109,938 people | Uganda |
| 1900s | 4.42 million people | 3.68 million people | 742,282 people | Colombia |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 3.54 million people | 1.97 million people | Colombia |
| 1920s | 7.01 million people | 3.80 million people | 3.21 million people | Colombia |
| 1930s | 8.54 million people | 4.43 million people | 4.11 million people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 10.33 million people | 5.19 million people | 5.13 million people | Colombia |
| 1950s | 13.35 million people | 6.55 million people | 6.81 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 17.92 million people | 8.76 million people | 9.16 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 23.12 million people | 11.62 million people | 11.50 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 28.93 million people | 14.95 million people | 13.99 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 35.45 million people | 20.36 million people | 15.09 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 41.77 million people | 27.62 million people | 14.15 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 46.99 million people | 37.29 million people | 9.71 million people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 51.47 million people | 46.58 million people | 4.88 million people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Colombia or Uganda?
- Colombia, at 52.32 million people against 48.66 million people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Colombia and Uganda?
- 3.66 million people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uganda?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Uganda rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.